diff --git a/dev-ruby/git/git-1.2.9.1.ebuild b/dev-ruby/git/git-1.2.9.1.ebuild
index 0047d22e8fa61..7f1efd3cf8c46 100644
--- a/dev-ruby/git/git-1.2.9.1.ebuild
+++ b/dev-ruby/git/git-1.2.9.1.ebuild
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 # $Id$
 
 EAPI=5
-USE_RUBY="ruby20"
+USE_RUBY="ruby20 ruby21"
 
 RUBY_FAKEGEM_RECIPE_DOC="rdoc"